Weekly Sanga

The following is the third part of a three part seminar given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on April 22, 2017. Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam – The Eight Instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was a great scholar, he only left eight verses that he personally composed, but in those verses he systematically presents the...

The following is the second part of a three part seminar given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on April 15, 2017. Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam – The Eight Instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was a great scholar, he only left eight verses that he personally composed, but in those verses he systematically presents the...

The following is the first part of a three part seminar given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on April 8, 2017. Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam – The Eight Instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was a great scholar, he only left eight verses that he personally composed, but in those verses he systematically presents the...

The following is a morning Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on July 24, 2018. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 6 Chapter 15 Text 25   ayaṁ hi dehino deho dravya-jñāna-kriyātmakaḥ dehino vividha-kleśa- santāpa-kṛd udāhṛtaḥ   TRANSLATION The living entity in the bodily conception of life is absorbed in the body, which is a combination of the...

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 6 Chapter 14 Text 40   dhig aprajāṁ striyaṁ pāpāṁ patyuś cāgṛha-sammatām suprajābhiḥ sapatnībhir dāsīm iva tiraskṛtām   TRANSLATION A wife who has no sons is neglected at home by her husband and dishonored by her co-wives exactly like a maidservant. Certainly such a woman is condemned in every respect because of her...

The following is a morning Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on July 6, 2018. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 6 Chapter 14 Text 30   sāpi tat-prāśanād eva citraketor adhārayat garbhaṁ kṛtadyutir devī kṛttikāgner ivātmajam   TRANSLATION As Kṛttikādevī, after receiving the semen of Lord Śiva from Agni, conceived a child named Skanda [Kārttikeya], Kṛtadyuti, having...

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.

The following is a morning Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on June 27, 2018. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 6 Chapter 14 Text 5   muktānām api siddhānāṁ nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥ su-durlabhaḥ praśāntātmā koṭiṣv api mahā-mune   TRANSLATION O great sage, among many millions who are liberated and perfect in knowledge of liberation, one may be a devotee...

The following is a morning Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on June 26, 2018. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 6 Chapter 14 Text 4   prāyo mumukṣavas teṣāṁ kecanaiva dvijottama mumukṣūṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścin mucyeta sidhyati   TRANSLATION O best of the brāhmaṇas, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, out of many persons who follow religious principles, only a few desire...

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.